Fernando I. Rivera University of Central 4000 Central Florida Blvd Orlando, FL 32816-1360 Tel. (407) 823-6235 Email: [email protected]

Education 2003 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. Degree in Sociology Dissertation: “Exploring the Pathways that Mediate the Relationship Between Acculturation and Depression among Latinos”. Advisor: Dan R. Hoyt.

1998 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Master Degree in Sociology. Thesis: “The Role of Fathers in Latino Families”. Advisor: Paul R. Amato

1996 University of , Mayagüez Campus Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Cum-Laude.

Teaching and Work Experience 2016-2018 University of Central Florida Position: UCF Global Faculty Fellow Part time position to help the UCF Global team with the comprehensive internalization of UCF and providing support for the following activities: International Education Week events, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Conference and other faculty outreach events, College and Department visits, UCF Global Student Council, the Intercultural Core Competencies initiative among others.

2015-2016 Position: Provost Faculty Fellow Assisted the Provost and the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean of Undergraduate Studies on the University of Central Florida Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success in Higher Education (iPASS): Mapping and Tracking for Success program and assisted also with The Innovative Teaching and Learning Team. Assisted the Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies and her leadership team on a Distinguished Speaker Series with the Centro Universitario Das Cataratas (Brazil), served as search committee chair for the English Language Institute Director position, and assisted with other initiatives including collaborative efforts with the University of Cienfuegos (Cuba), assessing measures on intercultural knowledge and global learning, among others. Assisted the Vice Provost and the Office of Faculty Excellence staff on the priority setting and strategy committees in response to the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey results.

1 Along with the other Provost Faculty Fellow, Dr. William Self, assisted the Provost with the structural organization of UCF which resulted in a UCF Senate resolution (Resolution 2016-2017-14). I also worked on passing a UCF Senate resolution for the evaluation of associate professors to the rank of full (Resolution 2016-2017-18). We also put together a faculty-gathering event titled “Faculty Fridays”.

2015-2017 Position: Associate Chair, Department of Sociology As associate chair I assisted the Chair in the administration of department business (except for faculty salaries and promotion) and took the responsibilities of the Chair when the Chair was away from the University.

2011-2013 Position: Faculty-in-Residence McNair Scholars Program Advised McNair scholars and travel with the scholars to the McNair Scholars Research Conference at the University of Puerto Rico, University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland-College Park.

2011-current Position: Associate Professor Department of Sociology Courses taught: Family Trends (face to face and online), General Sociology, Medical Sociology (face to face, honors, graduate, and on- line), Patterns of Mental Health in Society, Social Determinants of Health, Social Research in the Family (Graduate), Race and Ethnicity (Graduate).

2005-2011 Position: Assistant Professor Department of Sociology

2003-2005 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research

1998-2000 University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus Position: Instructor Department of Social Sciences Courses taught: Introduction to Social Sciences I and II, Sociology of Health, Criminology.

1996-1998, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2000-2001 Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Sociology Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology, Marriage & Family, Nationality and Race Relations.

Research and Teaching Interests

Sociology of Mental Health, Medical Sociology, Latino/a Sociology, Race

2 and Ethnicity, Disasters, Family

Publications

Research Monographs

Kapucu, Naim, Hawkins, Christopher, and Fernando I. Rivera. (Eds.) 2013. Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 978-0-415-62689-7

Rivera, Fernando I. and Naim Kapucu. 2015. Disaster Vulnerability, Hazards, and Resilience: Perspectives from Florida. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-16452-6

Rivera, Fernando I. (Editor). Emerging Voices in Natural Hazards Research. Special Populations. Elsevier Publishing Co. (forthcoming November 2018).

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Burgos, Giovani, Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Garcia. 2017. “Contextualizing the Relationship between Culture and Puerto Rican Health: Towards a Place-Based Framework of Minority Health Disparities” CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Vol. 29, 3, 36-73.

Aranda, Elizabeth and Rivera, Fernando I. 2016 “Puerto Rican Families in Central Florida: Prejudice and Discrimination and their Implications for Successful Integration” Women, Gender, and Families of Color, Vol. 4, 1, 57-85.

Rivera, Fernando I. Kapucu, Naim, and Christopher Hawkins. 2015 “Rural Community Disaster Resiliency: Self-Organizing Collective Action among Farmworkers in Central Florida” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 33, 2, 213-227.

Kapucu, Naim, Hawkins, Christopher, and Fernando I. Rivera. 2013 "Disaster Preparedness and Resilience for Rural Communities" Risk, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy, Vol. 4, 4, 215-233.

Burgos, Giovani and Fernando I. Rivera. 2012 “Residential Segregation, Socioeconomic Status, and Disability: A Multilevel Study of Puerto Ricans in the ” CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Vol. 24, 2, 14-47.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Giovani Burgos. 2012. “A Review of Body Mass Index Reduction Interventions among Mexican Origin Latinos and

3 Latinas”. California Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 10, Special Issue: Health Disparities in Latino Communities, 99-113.

Rivera, Fernando I. 2012. "Cultural Mechanisms in the Exchange of Social Support among Puerto Ricans Help after a Natural Disaster”. Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 22, 6, 801-809.

Rivera, Fernando I., Irene Lopez, Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ramirez, Rafael, Canino, Glorisa, and Bird, Hector. 2011. “Perceived Discrimination and Antisocial Behaviors in Puerto Rican Children” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 13, 3, 453-461.

Rivera, Fernando I., Lieberman, Leslie S, Rivadeneyra, Gloria, and Sallas, Anita. 2010. “Using a Social Marketing Framework to Transform an Education Program: Lessons from the Hispanic Obesity Prevention and Education (PESO) Program”. Social Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 16, 2, 2- 17.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Giovani Burgos. 2010 “The Health Status of Puerto Ricans in Florida”. CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Vol. 22, 1, 198-271.

López, Irene, Fernando Rivera, Rafael Ramirez, Peter J. Guarnaccia, Glorisa Canino, and Héctor R. Bird. 2009. “Ataques de Nervios and Its Association to Psychopathology in Puerto Rican Children”. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 197, 12, 923-929.

Burgos, Giovani and Fernando I. Rivera. 2009. “The (In) Significance of Race and Discrimination among Hispanic Youth: The Case of Depressive Symptoms”. Sociological Focus, Vol. 42, 2, 152-171.

Rivera, Fernando I., Peter J. Guarnaccia, Norah Mulvaney-Day, Julia Lin, Maria Torres and Margarita Alegría. 2008 “Family Cohesion and its Relationship to Psychological Distress among Latino Groups”. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 30, 3, 357-378.

Ford, Jason A. and Fernando I. Rivera. 2008. “The Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs among Hispanics”. Journal of Drug Issues-Special Issue- Explaining Contemporary Hispanic Drug Use/Abuse: Issues and Challenges, Vol. 38, 1, 285-310.

Rivera, Fernando I. 2007. “Contextualizing the Experience of Young Latino Adults: The Relationship between Acculturation and Depression”. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 9, 3. 237-244.

Rivera, Fernando I. 2005. “Acculturation, Perceived Discrimination, and Depression Among a Sample of Latino Youth”. Psychline: Journal of

4 Hispanic American Psychiatry, Vol 4, 5, 18-29.

Torres-Stone, Rosalie., Rivera, Fernando I., and Berdahl, Terceira. 2004. “Predictors of Depression among Non-Hispanic Whites, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans: A Look at Race/Ethnicity as a Reflection of Social Relations” Race and Society, Vol. 7, 2, 79-94.

Amato, Paul R. and Fernando Rivera. 1999. “Paternal Involvement and Children’s Behavior Problems”. Journal of Marriage & the Family Vol.61, 2, 375-384.

Book Chapter

Rivera, Fernando I. and J. Scott Carter (In-Press). "The Future is Now: Colorblindness, Diversity, and the College Experience. Racial Differences in Perception of the Racial Campus Climate and Other Racial Issues" in Underneath the Thin Veneer: Critical Diversity, Multiculturalism, Inclusion in the Workplace a volume of Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Edited by D. Embrick, S. Collins, and M. Dodson. New York, NY: Brill.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters (* indicates student author) Kapucu, Naim, Hawkins, Christopher V., and Rivera, Fernando I. 2013. “Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” Pp. 15-20 in Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Kapucu, N., Hawkins, C. and Rivera, F.I.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino* 2013. “Sociological Insights on the Role of Social Capital in Disaster Resilience” Pp. 48-60 in Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Kapucu, N., Hawkins, C. and Rivera, F.I.

Kapucu, Naim, Hawkins, Christopher V., and Rivera, Fernando I. 2013. “Emerging Research in Disaster Resiliency and Sustainability: Implications for Policy and Practice” Pp. 355-358 in in Disaster Resiliency: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Kapucu, N., Hawkins, C. and Rivera, F.I.

Carter, Shannon K. and Fernando I. Rivera. 2011. “Social Constructions of the Non-Prejudiced White Self.” Pp. 111-133 in Studies in Symbolic Interaction, vol. 37. Edited by Norman K. Denzin. Emerald Group Publishing.

Book Reviews Rivera, Fernando I. 2008. “Toxic Exposure: Contested Illnesses and the

5 Environmental Health Movement” by Phil Brown. Contemporary Sociology 37, 5, 474-475.

Rivera, Fernando I. 2002. “The Double-Edged Helix: Social Implications of Genetics in a Diverse Society” Edited by Joseph S. Alper, Catherine Ard, Adrienne Asch, John Beckwith, Peter Conrad and Lisa N. Geller. Contemporary Sociology 32, 4, 518-519.

Rivera, Fernando I. 2000. “Working with Latino Youth: Culture, Development, and Context” by Joan D. Koss-Chioino and Luis A. Vargas. Great Plains Research Vol. 10, 2, 429-430.

Encyclopedia Entries Rivera, Fernando I. and Giovani Burgos. 2014. “Stress and Health”. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. 2289-2294.

Reports (* indicates student author) Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. 2011. “Social Capital Report: Building Disaster Resilience and Sustainability in Rural Communities in Central Florida”. USDA Award No. 2010-67023-21698.

Other Publications (non-refereed) Rivera, Fernando I., (2018). "Puerto Ricans are Resilient, but Island Still Needs Our Help after Hurricane Maria" (2018). UCF Forum. 301. http://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucf-forum/301

Rivera, Fernando I., (2018) "Some Collisions are Good, Some are Bad…" (2018). UCF Forum. 291. http://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucf-forum/291/

Rivera, Fernando I., "It Has Taken Me Years to Understand What it Means to be Latino" (2017). UCF Forum. 283. http://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucf-forum/283

Rivera, Fernando I. and Elizabeth Aranda. (2017). “When the U.S. Sneezes, Puerto Rico Already has a Cold”. Contexts, American Sociological Association. https://contexts.org/articles/puerto-rico-already- has-a-cold/

Rivera, Fernando I. "Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Disaster Researcher's Personal Dilemma" (2017). UCF Forum. 272. http://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucf-forum/272

Articles and Other Work under Review or In Preparation (* indicates student author)

6 Catherine Pérez, Marc A. Garcia, Chi-Tsun Chui, Fernando I. Rivera, Mukaila Raji. "Life Expectancies with Depression by Age of Migration and Gender among Older Mexican-Americans". Revise and resubmit status at The Gerontologist.

Kelly Kibler, Geoffrey Cook, Lisa Chambers, Melinda Donnelly, Timothy Hawthorne, Fernando Rivera, Linda Walters. "Integrating sense of place into ecosystem restoration: a novel approach to achieve synergistic social- ecological impact". Revise and resubmit status at Ecology and Society.

Rivera, Fernando I., Kristine Molina and Ethel Nicdao. "Psychological Distress as a Function of Subjective Social Status among Different Latino Subgroups in the USA". Manuscript in preparation.

Rivera, Fernando I., Hannah Torres, and Tim Hawthorne. "Sense of Place, Place Attachment, and Environmental Activism". Manuscript in preparation.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Jose Rivera*. “Perceptions of Recovery of Hurricane Maria in Florida: A Whole Community Approach” Book proposal in preparation.

Arnaldo Perez* and Fernando I. Rivera. “Correlates of Depression: An Analysis of Puerto Rican Elderly Women”. Manuscript in preparation.

Angela Vergara* and Fernando I. Rivera. “Another Way Forward: An Exploration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Psychological Distress in the Hispanic Community”. Manuscript in preparation.

Arianna Valle* and Fernando I. Rivera. "Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Migration of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane María". Manuscript in preparation.

Fernando I. Rivera and Sanya Georgieva*. "Racial Categories in Sociological Research: An Exploration of the Others". Manuscript in preparation.

External Fellowships, Grants, and Contracts CNH-L: Restoration and Resilience in Coupled Human-Natural Systems: Reciprocal Dynamics of a Coastal ‘Lagoon in Crisis’ This project combines the expertise of social scientists, engineers and natural scientists to examine the success of community-based oyster and shoreline restoration beyond the traditional restoration success metrics. Specifically, it will examine impacts on the ecosystem and on the volunteers themselves, 2016-2019. National Science Foundation. Co- Principal Investigator (17%). Total Amount: $1,600,000. Co-PI Total:

7 $256,430. Award No. 1617374.

Building Disaster Resilience and Sustainability in Rural Communities in Central Florida: Applications of Social Network Analysis This project seeks to assess current hazard mitigation practices, emergency response networks, and disaster recovery methods used by rural counties and rural parts of urban counties in Central Florida. Specifically, the project will address Public Management and Policy, Planning and Rural Community Development, and Sociological, Behavioral and Social Networks perspectives to uncover fundamental relationships governing the functioning of resilient communities in response to disasters, 2010-12. U.S. Department of Agriculture Award No. 2010-67023-21698. Co- Principal Investigator (25%). Total Amount: $387, 557. Co-PI Total: $111,316

Household Energy Use Survey, Orange County Household-level energy use patterns, attitudes, conservation, and efficiency opportunities. Orange County, 2009-10. Co-Principal Investigator (15%). Total Amount: $15,000. Co-PI Total: $2,250.

Research Education in Disaster Mental Health A project, the purpose of which is to investigate the effects of social support and other societal processes and whether they help to buffer, exacerbate, or alleviate the short-and long-term traumatic effects of experiencing a disaster. In addition, it will also investigate these issues utilizing a longitudinal framework in areas that are at risk to suffer a disaster and survey communities before and after the disaster. Dartmouth College, 2006-2008, Principal Investigator. Amount: $21, 600.

PESO-Programa de Educación Sobre la Obesidad Addresses fundamental activities in the current Governor’s Task Force on the Obesity Epidemic in Florida, the Obesity Prevention Program and the Governor’s “Commitment to Prevention” with its emphasis on wellness. Florida Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Obesity Prevention Program- Hispanic Obesity Prevention and Education (HOPE) Funding Mini-grant, 2006-2007.Co-Principal Investigator. Amount: $4, 727.

Internal Fellowships and Grants Before the Trauma-Social Support among Puerto Ricans A qualitatively study about Puerto Ricans in Central Florida and their attitudes towards help-seeking, specifically, their views on their family and social support networks during a natural disaster situation. University of Central Florida, Office of Research and Commercialization, In House Research Grant, 2007-2008. Principal Investigator. Amount: $7,500.

8 Honors and Awards 2018 UCF-Latino and Faculty Staff Association-Puerto Rico Support Recognition

2017 University of Central Florida-Office of Faculty Excellence-Scroll and Quill Society

2014 University of Central Florida-Teaching Incentive Program Award

2010 Florida Education Fund-William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award

2010 Bronze Telly Award-Along with Level 2 Productions recognized in the Education category for Online Course Content for the Medical Sociology course introduction video

2006 National Institute of Mental Health/Dartmouth Medical School- Disaster Mental Health Research Mentoring Program

2005 University of Puerto Rico/Cambridge Health Alliance Exploratory EXPORT Center: Bridging Communities-EXPORT Trainee

2004 Family Research Consortium IV Summer Institute-National Institute of Health Travel Award

2001-2003 American Sociological Association-National Institute of Mental Health Minority Fellowship Program, Cohort 28 (2001-2002)

2000-2002 University of Nebraska-Lincoln-Robert H. Larson Minority Fellowship

1996-1998 University of Nebraska-Lincoln- Robert H. Larson Minority Fellowship

Editorial Positions 2018-2021 Associate Editor-Social Problems

2017-2020 Editorial Board-Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

2017-2018 Trial Editor-Social Science Natural Hazards Review

2013 Guest Editor-Natural Hazards Review

National Research Presentations (* indicates student author) 2018 Torres, H., Hawthorne, T.L., Altizer*, N., Rivera, F. 2018. “A Method for Integrating Sense of Place into Coastal Restoration”. Presentation at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans,

9 Louisiana.

2018 Rivera, Fernando I. "Sociological Perspectives on the phases of emergency management for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico". Presentation at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana.

2018 Valle Arianna* and Fernando I. Rivera, "¡Puerto Rico Se Levanta!: Hurricane María and Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Migration". Presentation at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I., Giovani Burgos and Marc Garcia. "Assessing the Health Status of Puerto Ricans". Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I., Hawthorne, Timothy., Walters, Linda., Chambers, Lisa G., Cook, Geoffrey, Donnelly, Melinda and Kibler, Kelly. “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Coastal Restoration: Understanding How Sense of Place Leads to Restoration Involvement and Change”. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montreal, Canada.

2017 Bevc, Christine, Hu, Qian, Kapucu, Naim, and Fernando I. Rivera. “Shifting from Routine to Non-Routine: Identifying the Influence of the Everyday in Crises and Extreme Events” Paper presented at the 11th Annual UCF Public Administration Research Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2017 Hawthorne, T.L. and Rivera, Fernando I., Walters, L., Cook, G., Kibler, K., Chambers, L. “Encouraging Stakeholder Participation in the Indian River Lagoon through Participatory GIS” Oral Presentation at the Indian River Lagoon Symposium: An Estuary in Peril, Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch, Ft. Pierce, FL.

2017 Walters, Linda; Cook, Geoffrey; Kibler, Kelly; Donnelly, Melinda; Rivera, Fernando I.; Chambers, Lisa; and Timothy Hawthorne. “Indian River Lagoon in Peril: Understanding Biodiversity, Water Movement, and Restoration”. Presentation at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, Titusville, FL.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. and Ethel Nicdao. “Using the Stress Paradigm and Hispanic Health Paradox to Examine Psychological Distress among Different Latino Subgroups”. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

2015 Rivera, Fernando I. and Naim Kapucu. “The Path to Disaster Resilience

10 in the Face of Climate Change: Florida Perspectives”. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, IL.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Naim Kapucu. “Rural Community Disaster Resiliency”. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

2014 Rivera, Fernando I. and Eduardo T. Pérez. “Popular Media and the Sociological Imagination: Insights into a Teaching Sociology Exercise”. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, CA.

2013 Rivera, Fernando I. and Ethel Nicdao. “More than Income: Socio- Economic Indicators, Culture, and Psychological Distress among Different Latino Groups”. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York, NY.

Giovani Burgos and Fernando I. Rivera. “Segregation Stress and the Mental Health of Latino Youth”. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York, NY.

2013 Aranda, Elizabeth and Rivera, Fernando I., “Puerto Rican Families in Central Florida”. Paper presented at the Ninth Conference on Cuban and Cuban American Studies, Florida International University, , FL.

2012 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*, “Communities and Disaster Resilience: Definitions, Perceptions, and Consequences”. Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems meetings, Denver, CO.

Garcia,Marc*, Garcia, Jesus, A.*, and Rivera, Fernando I.” Traumatic Life Events, Chronic Strains, and Self-Reported Health of Elder Mexican- Origin Individuals”. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Denver, CO.

2012 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. “Sustaining Vulnerabilities: Disasters and Rural Resiliency Perceptions and Response”. Paper presented at the Rural Sociological Society Meetings, Chicago, IL.

2012 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. “Bouncing Back: Resilience, Perceptions, and Disaster Emergency Management”. Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings, New Orleans, LA.

Rivera, Fernando I. and Matthew Hiesterman*. “Through Their Eyes: Gaining a Sociological Imagination through Popular Culture”. Paper

11 presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings, New Orleans, LA.

2012 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. “Toward a Sociological Framework of Community Resilience”. Paper presented at the 6th Annual UCF Public Administration Research Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2012 Aranda, Elizabeth, and Fernando I. Rivera. “Latinos/as and Their Incorporation into Central Florida”. Paper presented at The Inter- University Program for Latino Research (IULPR) Siglo XXI: Forging the Future of Latinos in a Time of Crisis conference. New York, NY.

2011 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. “Sociological Insights in the Search of the Disaster Resilient Community: Past, Present, and Future”. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Las Vegas, NV.

Giovani Burgos and Fernando I. Rivera. “Residential Segregation in Puerto Rican Disability: Does Social Class Matter”. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Rivera, Fernando I., Singer, Lindsey*, Canan, Penelope, Pals, Heili, Lei, Lei*, Smith, Katelan*, Landon, Matthew*, and Vines, Paul*. “Residential Energy Use and Conservation: Social Survey Research”. Paper presented at the American Association annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

2011 Rivera, Fernando I. and Marc Settembrino*. “Roles of Behavioral and Social Networks in Building Resilient Communities”. Paper presented at the 5th Annual UCF Public Administration Research Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2011 Rivera, Fernando I., Irene Lopez, Peter J. Guarnaccia, Ramirez, Rafael, Canino, Glorisa, and Bird, Hector. “Is it Because I’m Puerto Rican or Because You Say I Can’t Speak English?-Assessing Site Differences in Ethnic and Language Discrimination among Puerto Rican Youth”. Poster presented at The Science of Research on Discrimination and Health. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

2010 Burgos, Giovani and Fernando I. Rivera. “Residential Segregation, Socioeconomic Status, and Disability: A Multi-Level Study of Puerto Ricans in the United States”. Paper presented at the Public Policy and Social Conditions Conference, Hunter College School of Social Work, , NY.

2010 Canan, Penelope, Pals, Heili, and Rivera, Fernando I. “Ethnic

12 Determinants of Residential Energy Consumption and Conservation”. Paper presented at the Sustainable Florida 2010 Conference, West Palm Beach, FL.

2010 Rivera, Fernando I. and Burgos, Giovani. “Social Support, Mental Health, And Latinos: Do Latino Youth Really Have Higher Levels of Social Support?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, , GA.

2010 Rivera, Fernando I. and Lieberman, Leslie S. “One Size Fits All? A Comprehensive Review of Interventions for Obesity Prevention and Risk Reduction for Overweight, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease among Latinos/as”. Paper presented at Inter University Program for Latino Research Summer Research Workshop, University of Notre Dame, IN. 2009 Rivera, Fernando I. and Burgos, Giovani. Puerto Rican Health in Florida: What We Know, What We Need to Know? Paper Presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

2008 Rivera, Fernando I. “Assessing the Health of Central Florida Puerto Ricans; Where We Are, Where We Need to Go. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, San Juan, PR.

2008 Lieberman, L.S., Rivera, F, Rivadeneyra, G, Sallas, A, Grindle, T, Schooler, D, and Clayton, A. “Hispanic Obesity Prevention and Education: PESO- Programa de Educación Sobre la Obesidad”. Poster presented at Florida Public Health Association Annual Education Conference, Orlando, Florida.

2008 Rivera, Fernando I. “Good to Have but not to Use: Puerto Rican Social Support and Help Seeking after a Natural Disaster”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Las Vegas, NV.

2007 Rivera, Fernando I. “Social Support Among Puerto Ricans”. Paper presented at the REDMH Faculty meeting. Boston, MA.

2007 Rivadeneyra, Gloria, Rivera, Fernando I., Lieberman, Leslie S., and Sallas, Anita. “P.E.S.O.-Programa de Educación Sobre la Obesidad”. Poster presented at the H.O.P.E. Best Practices Showcase Event. Orlando, FL.

2006 Rivera, Fernando I. “Perceived Discrimination and Antisocial Behaviors Among Mainland and Island Puerto Rican Youth”. Paper presented at Critical Research Issues in Latino Mental Health. Special Topics in Latino Mental Health Research: Including Children, Comorbid Medical Disorders

13 and HIV. Santa Fe, NM.

2006 Rivera, Fernando I. “Suffer in Silence: Latinos/as and Support”. Paper presented at the REDMH Faculty meeting. Boston, MA.

2006 Burgos, Giovani and Fernando I. Rivera “The (In) Significance of Race and Discrimination among Hispanic Youth: The Case of Adolescent Depression” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada.

2006 Rivera, Fernando I., Guarnaccia, Peter J., Chao, Zhun, and Alegria, Margarita “Family Cohesion, Family Conflict, and Psychological Distress Among Latino Groups” Poster presented at the Family Research Consortium IV, Third annual summer institute: On the move, Geographic Transitions, and the Mental Health of Families. Spokane, WA.

2006 Lopez, Irene, Rivera, Fernando I., Ramirez, Rafael, Guarnaccia, Peter J., Canino, Glorisa and Bird, Hector “The Experience of Ataques de Nervios Among Puerto Rican Children” Poster presentation presented at the Family Research Consortium IV, Third annual summer institute: On the move, Geographic Transitions, and the Mental Health of Families. Spokane, WA

2004 Rivera, Fernando I. “Acculturation, Perceived Discrimination and Depression Among a Sample of Latino Youth”. Paper presented at Critical Research Issues In Latino Mental Health. Mental Health and Addictions Among Latinos: Integrating Assessment and Treatment, , TX.

2004 Rivera, Fernando I. “Latino Youth Stress: Family Social Support as a Mediating Factor in the Relationship between Acculturation and Depression”. Paper presented at The Ninth International Conference on Social Stress Research, Montreal, Canada.

2004 Rivera, Fernando I. “Techniques for Teaching Family to a Large Audience: My Personal Experience”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO.

2002 Torres-Stone, Rosalie and Fernando I. Rivera. “Beyond Hispanic: A Look at Factors that Influence Depression Among Puerto Ricans and Mexicans.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

2002 Rivera, Fernando I. “Acculturation and Depression: The case of Latinos in the U.S.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Milwaukee, WI.

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2002 Gonzalez-Kruger, Gloria and Fernando I. Rivera “Factors Related to the Access and Quality of Mental Health Services to Latinos.” Paper presented at the Families and Health Research Conference, Provo, UT.

2001 Gonzalez-Kruger, Gloria and Fernando I. Rivera “Acculturative Stress Among Latino Mothers.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Rochester, NY.

2000 Rivera, Fernando I. “Deconstructing Myths: Father Roles in Latino Families.” Paper presented at the Puerto Rican Studies Association, Amherst, MA.

1998 Amato, Paul R. and Fernando I. Rivera “Paternal Involvement, Maternal Involvement and Children’s Behavior Problems.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

1998 Rivera, Fernando I. “The role of fathers in Latino families." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, Missouri. International Research Presentations 2017 Rivera, Fernando I. "The City of Orlando as a Place of Study and Innovation" Round Table Panelist. Creative Cities Conference, Orlando, FL.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. “Communicating Resilience”. Paper presented at the 2016 International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference. Orlando, FL.

2007 Rivera, Fernando I. and Krys Kaniasty “Cultural Scripts and Earthly Realities of Social Support Dynamics in Latinos and US Hispanics”. Poster presented at the Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

2006 Rivera, Fernando I. “Social Support and Trauma: Review of Studies with Latinas and Latinos”. Paper presented at the IV World Congress on Traumatic Stress: Trauma and Community. Buenos Aires, .

Invited Presentations 2018 Rivera, Fernando I. "Puerto Rican Leadership". Presented at the Puerto Rican Student Association Student Leadership Conference. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I. “Research Reflections on Puerto Rican and Latino/a

15 Health”. Research Colloquium presentation at the department of sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I. "Supporting Faculty in the Wake of Hurricane Maria". Panel presentation. University of Central Florida, Orlando. FL.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I. "Sociological and public health observations on health and health care". Presented at the Health Care panel at the Puerto Rican Day at the Capital event. Florida Capitol Building, Tallahassee, FL.

2017 Rivera, Fernando I. “Puerto Rican Diaspora in Florida”. Presented at the local delegation of Central Florida State Legislators. Orange County Commission Chambers, Orlando, FL.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I., Santana, Maria C., and Cyndia Muñiz. "Puerto Rico: The Diaspora in Florida". Panel presentation. International Education Week. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. “Resilience to Cope with Natural Disasters in a Farmworker Community”. Presented at the Disasters, Extreme Events, Trauma and Resilience Conference. University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. “Puerto Rican Demographics, the Diaspora, Benefits and Challenges”. Presented at the August Business Luncheon for the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville, FL.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. “Latin@ Health Reflections”. Presented at The 3rd Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium-Racism: In Sickness and In Health. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

2016 Rivera, Fernando I. “Mental Health Stigma in Minority Communities: Sociological Perspectives”. Presented at the Multicultural Student Center event-We Weak the Mask: The Mental Health Stigma in Minority Communities. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2015 Rivera, Fernando I. “Research, Academic Life, and Twitter”. Presented at the New MFP Fellow Orientation, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

2013 Rivera, Fernando I. “Research, Challenges, and Opportunities”. Presented at the New MFP Fellow Orientation, American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York, NY.

2011 Rivera, Fernando I. “Behind the Research: A Personal Reflection on my Academic Life”. Presented at the New MFP Fellow Orientation,

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Research Experience/Training 2012 Disaster Resiliency and Sustainability Workshop Program USDA, UCF-School of Public Administration and Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida-Organizer/Participant

2010 Applied Methodologies for Reducing Obesity in Latino Communities Inter-University Program for Latino Research, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, Participant

2006 Export Training Institute-Condado Plaza Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Participant

2005 Latino Health Research Workshop, Inter-University Program for Latino Research, Notre Dame, Indiana, Participant

2002 Concepts of Mental Health and Illness among Mexican Americans Principal Investigators: Gloria Gonzalez-Krueger, Ph.D. and Lisa Crockett, Ph.D.-University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Responsibilities: Focus group moderator

2000-2003 Latino Research Initiative-L.R.I., Quality of Life Study, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Responsibilities: Codebook Construction and Data Analysis

1995 National Science Foundation Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Participant

Consulting October 2013- August 2014 MCAT Foundational Concepts Sociology Content Funding to provide guidance in how to best sequence and structure content into a learning path as part of a tutorial for the MCAT Foundational Concepts. Collaborate on appropriate presentation methods for content. Mentor student content creators in best presentation methods and content, offering feedback on completed/draft videos and offer advice and guidance in how to create quiz questions that test both content and scientific inquiry and reasoning skills (SIRS). Khan Academy.

April-August 2010 Latino Overweight and Obesity Education Awareness and Prevention Initiative Research funding to developed the following report: “One Size Fits All? A Comprehensive Review of Interventions for Obesity Prevention and Risk Reduction for Overweight, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease among Latinos/as”. Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR), Notre Dame, IN. Co-Principal Investigator.

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March-June 2010 Puerto Rican Research and Public Policy Initiative Research funding to developed the following manuscript: “Residential Segregation and Disability among U.S. Puerto Ricans: The Mediating effect of Social Class in Multi-Level Context”. The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro).Co-Principal Investigator.

September 2006 Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Developing Models of Marriage Education that are Responsive to the Hispanic Culture, Saint Louis, MO Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

September 2006 Developing Interventions for Latino Children, Youth and Families April 2008 George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health

Leadership Training 2015-2016 UCF Office of Faculty Excellence Academic Leadership Program Program with the primary objective of developing future academic leaders.

April 2016 UCF College of Undergraduate Studies IPASS Mapping and Change Essentials Workshop

October 2015 EDUCAUSE- Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success Change Essentials Workshop-Kotter International The program equipped participants to apply core principles of effective change.

Media Coverage-Expert Commentary Hurricane Maria Interview with Matt Galloway, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", Metro Morning Show, CBC Radio One 99.1FM for Toronto, Canada.

Interview with Lisa Laco, September 27, 2017."Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", CBC Radio Morning Show for Thunderbay, Canada.

Interview with Craig Norris, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", CBC KW891 Morning Show for Kichener-Waterloo, Canada.

Interview with Tony Doucette, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", CBC 97.5FM Morning Show for Windsor, Canada.

Interview with Loren McGinnis, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto

18 Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", The Trailbreaker Morning Show, CBC North Radio One.

Interview with David Gray and Angela Knight, September 27, 2017. ""Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", Calgary Eyeopener Morning Show, CBC Radio One for Calgary, Alberta.

Interview with Gregor Craigie, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", On the Island Morning Show, CBC 90.5FM for Victoria, British Colombia.

Interview with Leisha Grebinski, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation", Saskatoon Morning Show, CBC 94.1FM for Saskatoon, Canada.

Interview with Sheila Coles, September 27, 2017. "Scramble to Get Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico in the Midst of Epic Devastation" The Morning Edition Morning Show, CBC Radio One for Saskatchewan, Canada.

Interview with Matthew Peddie, September 29, 2017 "Hurricane Maria’s Aftermath in Puerto Rico", Intersection, WMFE 90.7FM for Orlando, Florida. http://www.wmfe.org/intersection-hurricane-marias-aftermath-in-puerto-rico/78508

Interview with Alban Zamora, November 9, 2017. "Crece el éxodo puertorriqueño a la Florida". Noticias , National Broadcast. http://www.msnvideo.com/es-us/video/viral/crece-el-%c3%a9xodo-puertorrique%c3%b1o-a-la- florida/vi-BBEMMgb

Interview with Lourdes Del Rio, February 2, 2018. "¿Regresar o quedarse?: El dilema que vienen los puertorriqueños tras el paso del huracán María", Noticiero Univisión, National Broadcast. https://www.univision.com/shows/noticiero-univision/regresar-o-quedarse-el-dilema-que-viven- los-puertorriquenos-tras-el-paso-del-huracan-maria-video

Interview with Nancy Alvarez, February 16, 2018. "UCF Knights help hurricane-devastated island", WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness , Orlando, Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhS3SX6kGX8

Interview with Nancy Alvarez, February 26, 2018. "Hurricane Maria: Nearly 3,000 new residents moved to Central Florida", WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News, Orlando, Florida. https://www.wftv.com/news/local/hurricane-maria-nearly-3000-new-residents-moved-to-central- florida/707570923

Puerto Ricans in Florida Interview with Víctor Manuel Ramos, June 15, 2016 "Pulse shooting exposes ‘layers of grief’ in two communities", Newsday, Long Island Newspaper. https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/pulse-shooting-exposes-layers-of-grief-in-two-

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Interview with Anne Schindle. September 13, 2016 "Puerto Rican exodus comes with a human sacrifice". First Coast News, WLTV-TV, Jacksonville, FL. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/health/zika-virus/puerto-rican-exodus-comes-with- a-human-sacrifice/317993026

Interview with Anne Schindle. September 22, 2016 " Project Zika: Mass exodus from Puerto Rico". First Coast News, WLTV-TV, Jacksonville, Florida. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/news/project-zika-mass-exodus-from-puerto-rico/77- 2370447

Interview with José Javier Pérez. March 20, 2018 " Migración de boricuas a Florida impacta positivamente su economía". El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rican Newspaper. https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/eeuu/nota/migraciondeboricuasafloridaimpactapositivamen tesueconomia-2407255/

Interview with Nadeen Yanes, May 30, 2018. "DNC national chairman rallies for Puerto Rican votes during midterm election. UCF professor studying economic, political impact of Puerto Ricans in Florida". WKMG News 6, Orlando, Florida. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/dnc-national-chairman-rallies-for-puerto-rican-votes- during-midterm-election

Media Coverage of Academic Work Article by Scott Powers, February 3, 2017. "Puerto Rico crisis panel brings it home to Florida". Florida Politics. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/231540-231540

Article by Kim O'Connell for AIA Architect. March 30, 2017. "Preparedness Beyond the Coast: What does resilience mean for an inland city like Orlando?" Architect Magazine. http://www.architectmagazine.com/aia-architect/aiadesign/preparedness-beyond-the-coast_o

Teaching Materials and Publications

Rivera, Fernando I. and Hyung Sam Park "The Health and Society Reader: Health and Disease in a Changing Environment", Preliminary Edition, Cognella Academic Publishing, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-5165-1548-6 (Proceeds from the reader will be used to create a scholarship for undergraduate students with an interest in medical sociology or the sociology of health)

Rivera, Fernando I. (forthcoming) "Waves of Migration: A Brief History of the Hispanic/LatinX Presence in the U.S." Book Chapter for Hispanics in the U.S. Media edited by Katie Coronado and Erica Rodriguez Kight, Routledge, Francis and Taylor Group.

20 Teacher Development Activities Summer 2015 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning University of Central Florida

Summer 2014 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning University of Central Florida

Summer 2010 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning University of Central Florida International Studies Track

Fall 2009 Interactive Distributed Learning for Technology-Mediated Course Delivery Training Course Development & Web Services University of Central Florida

May 2007 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (Diversity Track) University of Central Florida

May 2006 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (SoTL Track) University of Central Florida

January 2006 Classroom Management Strategies Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning University of Central Florida

2005 New Faculty Orientation Workshop University of Central Florida

2001-02 Fellow, Preparing Future Faculty Program Seminar Topics Included: Undergraduate Assessment, Professional development, diversity and the college curriculum, higher education missions and issues, and instructional technologies.

1999 New Faculty Orientation Workshop University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez.

1996 Sociology 995: Teaching Sociology in the University Curriculum University of Nebraska-Lincoln

21 1996 Teaching and Learning Center Workshop University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Seminar Topics Included: First day of class preparation, student learning and retention, syllabi construction, students assessment, instructional technologies, and professional development.

Guest Lectures UCF March 2016 PAD 7827 Network Governance “Networks in Community and Economic Development”

February 2016 College of Medicine. Philosophy of Medicine Club “Social Inequality and the Role of Medicine: A Conversation”

February 2015 PAF 7317 Social Inquiry & Public Policy “Social, Economic, and Political Factors Shaping Research”

October 2010/11 Office of International Studies “The Looking Glass Self: Sociological Insights on the Formation of Individual Identities”

September 2010 Center for Distributed Learning Web-veteran presentation “SYO-4400: Medical Sociology” Kenyon College May 2012 Department of Psychology-Cross Cultural Psychology Course “Cultural Mechanisms in the Exchange of Social Support among Puerto Ricans Help after a Natural Disaster”

Doctoral Dissertations Supervised-In Progress Co-Chair. Ting Du "Understanding the Role of Social Networks in Influencing Adults’ Physical Activity and Obesity Risk in Unequal Physical and Social Environments with GIS". UCF-Department of Sociology.

Member. Boniface Noyongoyo. "Foodways Adaptations of International Students". UCF- Department of Sociology.

Member. Christine Ittai. "Left out? The Intersection of Race & Class in Women’s Maternity Leave Experiences". UCF-Department of Sociology.

Post-Doctoral Supervision 2017-2019 Hannah Torres, PhD.-UCF-Department of Sociology

Doctoral Dissertations Supervised-Completed 2018 Outside Member. Marcelo Julio Maturana. "The Unheard Voices of Nontraditional Students in Higher Education: Learning to Become a Student". UCF-Department of Educational and Human Sciences, Higher Education and Policy Studies.

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2016 Chair. Alyssa Mullins. “I am asked a question about children at least once a week”: Exploring Differences in Childbearing Habitus in Pronatalist Fields”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2015 Outside Member. Olga L. Bedoya-Arturo. “The Education Pathway to Social and Economic Integration of the Highly Educated Latino Immigrants: The Case of Colombians in the United States of America”. UCF-Department of Educational and Human Sciences, Higher Education and Policy Studies.

2015 Outside Member. Cherie Boyce. “Organizational Complexity, Emergency Management Plan Adequacy, and Nursing Home Resiliency”. UCF-Doctoral Program in Public Affairs

2015 Member. Nicole Owens. “The Interspecies Family: Attitudes and Narratives”. UCF- Department of Sociology

2015 Member. Jessica Racine Jacques. “Women on the Line: A Qualitative Study of Women’s Experience of Work in the Beef Industry”. UCF-Department of Sociology

2015 Outside Member: Marc J. Williams. “Big Ten Athletic Administrators Perceived Effectiveness of NCAA Life Skills Programs”. West Virginia University-Department of Curriculum and Educational Leadership.

2014 Outside Member: Cihan Demirhan. “Managing Effective Collaboration in Public Security Networks in Fight against Terrorism and Organized Crime: The Role of Trust, Network Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Goal Convergence”. UCF-Doctoral Program in Public Affairs

2014 Member: Joanna Eisele. “The Effect of Free Primary Education Programs on Marriage for Kenyan Women”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2014 Outside Member. Elizabeth Schuster. “The Effects of Viewing Sexually Explicit Materials on Men’s Body Image Satisfaction, Interest in Pursuing Cosmetic Surgery, and Other Body Enhancement Procedures”. UCF-Psychology Department

2013 Chair: Tangela Towns. “Predictors of Food Insecurity in 3 Central Florida Communities”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2013 Chair: Marc R. Settembrino. “When There’s No Home to Prepare: Understanding Natural Hazards Vulnerability among the Homeless of Central Florida”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2013 Member: Anne Bubriski-McKenzie. “Interracial Lesbian and Gay Couples: Navigating

23 Private and Public Experiences”. UCF-Department of Sociology

2013 Outside Member: Cyndia Morales. “Puerto Rican Women in Pursuit of the Doctorate: A Qualitative Analysis of Doctoral Students at a Predominantly White Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution”. UCF-Department of Educational and Human Sciences, Higher Education and Policy Studies

2012 Outside Member: M. Leigh Broxton. “The Relationship Between Nonprofit Capacity Building, Organizational Learning, and Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study of Strengthening Communities in Central Florida” UCF-Doctoral Program in Public Affairs

2012 Outside Member: Fatih Demiroz. “Cross-Sector and Inter-Organizational Collaborative Capacity in Community Disaster Resilience and Sustainability: Evidence from Central Florida Counties”. UCF-Doctoral Program in Public Affairs

2012 Outside Member: Nick Lebredo. “Implementing Sustainability Initiatives: A Study of U.S Local Governments”. UCF-Doctoral Program in Public Affairs

2012 Member: Earl S. Mowatt. “Affective Reactions of African American and European American Students to Portrayals of Cross-racial Interactions on Television”. UCF- Department of Sociology

2011 Member: Chastity Blankenship. “Student Perceptions of Race and Gender Representations within College Textbooks”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2010 Member: Deborah J. Barr. “More than Meets the Eye: An Examination of How Marital Conflict Transforms Newlywed Relationships.” UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Outside Member. Vidya Kamath. “Association between Unirhinal Olfactory Processing and Self-Reported Empathy in Schizophrenia”. UCF, Psychology Department.

Master Theses Supervised-Completed 2017 Member. Corey Pomykacz “Sexual Violence and Prescription Drug Misuse: An Analysis Using General Strain Theory”. UCF-Department of Sociology

2016 Member. Kensington A. Shields-Dutton. “Attitudes Towards Cohabitation: A Cross- Sectional Study.” UCF-Department of Sociology

2016 Member. Diego Plaza. “The Gold Wrapper Standard: An Investigation into the Preference for Larger Condoms”. UCF-Department of Sociology

2014 Member. Jessica Kleinberger “Down in the Mouth: Homelessness and Oral Health”. UCF-Department of Sociology

2013 Chair. Mattew P. Hiesterman. “High School Students Attending College: A Study of the Dual Enrollment Program and Its Impact on the Postsecondary Institution of Brevard

24 Community College”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2012 Chair. Mergin Akin. “Exploring Theology and Practice in Islamic Parenting”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2012 Member. Evan Chabot. “Thematic Patterns in Millennial Heavy Metal: A Lyrical Analysis”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2012 Member. Lindsay Singer Bares. “What is the Effect of Race, Religion, Skin Color,and National Origin of Duration of Processing Permanent Resident Visas” UCF-Department of Sociology.

2011 Member. Chris McDaniel. “In Search of Satanists: Examining the Accounts of Deviant Religious Practitioners”. UCF-Department of Sociology.

2010 Member. Lillian O’Connell. “Energy-Use Behavior among College Students”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2010. Autumn Bishop. “Muslims in the Media: The New York Times From 2000-2008”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Chair.Meagan Arrastia. “Have you Heard? Predictors of HPV Awareness Among a Random Sample of College Students”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Chair. Patrick Sacleux. “A Study of Regional Language and Identities in a Small Occitan Village”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Chair. Tangela Towns. “Race and Health behaviors; A Study of Diabetes among African Americans”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Member. Wendi Kane. “Working Hard and Barely Making it: Explanations for Why the Working Poor Remain Silent”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Member. Nnenia M. Campbell. “Hurricane Katrina and the Perception of Risk: Incorporating the Local Context”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2009 Member. Brandon Presley. “Testing Bias in the Occupational Interview: A Pilot Study on Racial Discrimination”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2008 Chair. Brian Gentry. “Technological Disasters: An Investigation of the Conservation of Resources Theory on Depression”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

2006 Member. Michelle Coleman. “The 1980’s and Today; An Analysis of Women’s Subjective Well-Being”. UCF- Department of Sociology.

Honors in the Major Undergraduate Theses-Completed

25 2014 Member. Alexandra Minnick. “Just Eat It: An Examination of the Sociological Factors that Influence the Eating Habits of College Students”. UCF, Department of Sociology, Honors in the Major.

2014 Member. Shaun Richardson. “That’s So Ghetto: A Study of the Racial/Socioeconomic Implications Associated with the Term ‘Ghetto’”. UCF, Department of Sociology, Honors in the Major.

2013 Member. Katelynn Messer. “Psychological Distress and Substance Use among College Students”. UCF, Department of Sociology, Honors in the Major.

2013 Member. Angelo Montagner. “Socio-Economic Influences on the Party Affiliation of Hispanic Voters”. UCF, Department of Political Science, Honors in the Major.

2013 Member. Kathleen Ortiz. “Parenting and the off-line impact of Cyber-bullying”. UCF, Department of Sociology, Honors in the Major.

2013 Member. Natasha Tate. “Collegiate Perspectives on Sleep and the Relationship between Sleep and Productivity.” UCF, Department of Anthropology, Honors in the Major.

2012 Member. Angela Vergara. “What Do You Think of Others who Pursue Cosmetic Surgery? Influences Associated with Perceptions of Cosmetic Surgery. UCF, Department of Psychology, Honors in the Major.

2011 Member. Lindsay Dhanani. “Discrimination of Arabs and Muslims in Hiring Decisions: The Role of Multiple Categorization, Perceived Job Fit, and Social Dominance”. UCF, Department of Psychology, Honors in the Major.

2011 Member. Marlaine Monroig. “Associations between Positive Health Behaviors and Psychological Distress”. UCF, Department of Psychology, Honors in the Major.

2010 Member. Samantha H. Snyder. “Impact of Sport Participation on Academic Achievement”. UCF, Department of Sociology, Honors in the Major.

2010 Member. Patricia S. Urdzik. “From the Land of the Inca to the Land of Mickey Mouse: The Trajectory of Female Peruvian Migration to Central Florida”. UCF, Department of Anthropology, Honors in the Major.

McNair Scholars Program Faculty Mentor 2010-11 Laura Adarve (UCF-Sociology). “Examining Environmentally Friendly Behaviors: A comparison of Native-and Foreign Born Latinos in the United States”.

Research and Mentoring Program Mentor (RAMP) Fall 2017- Current Jose L. Rivera (UCF-Economics)

26 Fall 2015- Spring 2017 Arnaldo Perez Negron (UCF-Biomedical Sciences)

Fall 2013- Spring 2015 Joanna Borissova (UCF-Biomedical Sciences) *2nd place winner in the Health Sciences Division for the 2015 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence March 2015- UCF Office of Undergraduate Research-Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award Fall 2012- Spring 2013 Nelson Santos (UCF-Molecular Biology and Microbiology)

Fall 2011- Spring 2013 Elssy Lopez (UCF-Molecular Biology and Microbiology)

Fall 2007- Kaitlin Martinez (UCF-English) Spring 2008

Independent Undergraduate Mentoring Fall 2017- Current Arnaldo Perez Negron (UCF-Biomedical Sciences) *Judges Choice and Peer Choice award winner in the Social Sciences Division for the 2018 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

Fall 2015- Fall 2016 Taylor Wagner (UCF-Health Sciences, Pre-Clinical)

Fall 2015- Summer 2016 Bruce Lee (UCF-Sociology)

Editorial Activity Occasional reviewer for: American Journal of Community Psychology, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, Centro- Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, Family Relations, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Journal of Drug Issues, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Homicide Studies, Humanity and Society, PLOS Currents Disasters, Roxbury Publishing Company, Social Psychology Quarterly, Population Research and Policy Review, Social Problems, Social Science Quarterly, Social Science Research, Society and Mental Health, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Spectrum, Sociology Compass, The Sociological Quarterly, Sociology of

27 Race and Ethnicity, Substance Use and Misuse, Oxford University Press

Professional Service 2018 American Sociological Association-Section Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Early Career Award Committee

2017 American Sociological Association-Member-Federal Statistics Working Group

2017 Panel Reviewer for National Science Foundation

2017-2019 Society for the Study of Social Problems-Member-Board of Directors

2017-2019 Society of the Study of Social Problems-Chair-Society and Mental Health Division

2017 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Organizer and Presider: Regular Section. Environment Policy; Section of Latino/a Sociology-Best Article Award Committee; Presider: Minority Fellowship Program Research Session. Issues in Health, Well-Being, and Stratification.

2017 Natural Hazards Center Research and Applications Workshop-Panel moderator, Hazards Research by New Professionals

2017 Southern Sociological Society-Program committee member for the 2018 Annual Meeting

2015-2017 American Sociological Association-Minority Fellowship Program Panel Advisory Member

2015 American Sociological Association-Section of Latino/a Sociology-Book Award Committee

2014 Reviewer for National Science Foundation Sociology Program Proposal

2015-2016 Society for the Study of Social Problems- Chair-Accessibility Committee

2014-2015 Society for the Study of Social Problems-Chair, Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee; Chair-Elect, Accessibility Committee

2013-2014 Society for the Study of Social Problems-Chair-Elect, Lee Scholar Support Fund Committee

28 2014 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Presider: Regular Section. Mental Health.

2013 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel Participant: Norma Williams Graduate Student/New Faculty Professional Development Workshop

2013 Natural Hazards Center Research and Applications Workshop Panel organizer and presider: Disaster Resiliency in Times of Rising Inequality

2012 Southern Sociological Society-Panel presider: Case Study Approaches to Studying the Environment

2011 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel Participant: Norma Williams Graduate Student/New Faculty Professional Development Workshop; Committee Member: Norma Williams Mentoring Workshop Committee and Local Arraignments Committee, Latino/a Sociology Section

2011 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-5th Annual Symposium Participant: New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming

2011 Southwestern Social Science Association annual meeting- Organizer and Chair: Modern Families: Diversity and Change

2011-2013 American Sociological Association-Minority Fellowship Program Panel Advisory Member

2009-2011 American Sociological Association-Council Member, Section on Latino/a Sociology

2008 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Presider: Regular Section. Medical Sociology: Medical Professions and Medical Institutions

2008 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-3rd Annual Symposium, Participant: New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming

2007 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel participant: Sociology of Mental Health Teaching Workshop

2005 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel organizer and Presider: Regular Section. Mental Health; Chair: Local Arrangements Committee, Section on Latino/a Sociology

29 2005 Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting-Panel organizer and Presider: Providing Change Beyond the Medical and Individual Sphere: Sociological Contributions to the Study of Mental Health and Cirque du Soc: Juggling Teaching and Research

2004 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel organizer: Section on Sociology of Mental Health Roundtables

2004-2008 American Sociological Association-Sociology of Mental Health section Newsletter Editor

2004 Family Research Consortium IV First Annual Summer Institute- Participant: Life Span, Transitions, Families, and Mental Health

2004 Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting-Panel co-organizer and Presider: The Sociology of Mental Health and The Family and The Sociology of Mental Health; Panelist: Looking for an Academic Position in Higher Education in Various Sorts of Institutions

2004 Midwest Sociological Society-Program Committee Member (2005 Meetings)

2003 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel Presider: Childhood and Family. Undergraduate Research Roundtable Session.

2003 Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting-Panel Organizer and Presider: Sociology of Health I and II Learning Communities

2002 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel Presider: Non- profit Organizations, State-Sponsored Social Service Agencies, and Community Action: The Road toward Greater Collaborations and Alliances. Special Roundtable Session. Minority Opportunities through School Transformation (MOST) Program Student Presentations.

2002 Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting-Panel Organizer and Presider: Families and Health

2001 American Sociological Association annual meeting-Panel Presider: Ethnicity, Gender and Social Inequality. Special Roundtable Session. Minority Opportunities through School Transformation (MOST) Program Student Presentations.

2001 The Latino Research Program Project-Participant: Advancing the Next Generation of Latino Mental Health Research.

2001- 2002 Nebraska Association of Graduate Sociology Students-Position:

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2000-2003 Midwest Sociological Society-Ad-Hoc Student Committee Member

2002 -2005 Midwest Sociological Society-Committee on Teaching and Learning

2000 Puerto Rican Studies Association meeting- Panel Organizer and Chair: Challenging Views: Toward Critical Perspectives on Latino Families

2000 Midwest Sociological Society Meetings annual meeting-Session Organizer and Presider: Latino Families; Session Discussant: Latino/a Americans

Service Committees University of Central Florida Department of Sociology 20717-2018 Graduate Committee, Budget Committee, Faculty Search Committee

2016-2017 Advisory Committee-Annual Evaluation and Standards Procedures (AESP) Chair, Speaker Committee

2016 Chair, Strategic Planning Committee

2014-2015 Departmental Advisory Committee, Geospatial Analysis Cluster Hire

2014-2015 Chair, Personal Committee

2013-2015 Undergraduate Committee

2013 Chair, Faculty Search Committee

2012 Chair, Faculty Search Committee

2011-2015 Facebook Page Administrator

2011-2013 Graduate Committee

2009-2010 Faculty Search Committee

2008-2010 Master Non-Thesis Comprehensive Exam Committee

2006-2011 Undergraduate Committee

2005-2007 Faculty Search Committee

2005 Ad-hoc Committee on the PhD Examination in Sociology

31 College of Sciences 2016-2017 Recognition and Scholarship Committee

2014-2015 Search Committee-Geospatial Analysis Cluster Hires

2013 Internal Search Committee-Assistant/Associate College of Sciences Dean

2012-2016 Dean’s Advisory Council

2011-2014 Dean’s Research Advisory Council

University Wide 2018 Office of Administration and Finance-Chief of Police Search Committee

2018 College of Health and Public Affair-Resilience Faculty Search Committee-School of Public Administration

2017 Multicultural Academic & Support Services (MASS)-Academic Faculty Panel Presentation, 2017 MASS Student Success Conference

2017-2018 Office of Pre-Health Advising-Mock-Interviewer

2017-2018 Office of Diversity and Inclusion-Mentor, Leadership Empowerment Program

2016-present Office of Diversity and Inclusion-Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force

2016-2017 Office of Faculty Excellence-Advisory Council

2016-present Student Development and Enrollment Services (SDES)-UCF Excelencia Accelerating Latino College Completion team

2016-2018 Office of the Provost-Dean Search Committee for The Burnett Honors College

2015-2018 International Affairs and Global Strategies (Now UCF Global)- International Affairs Committee Internal Board

2015-2016 College of Undergraduate Studies- Teaching and Learning Downtown Committee

2015-2017 College of Undergraduate Studies- Quality Enhancement Plan Advisory Board

32 2016 Office of Faculty Excellence -Strategy Committee- co-Chair Departmental Leadership Priority Area, The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey

2015 Office of Faculty Excellence-Priority Setting Committee The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey

2014-2015 Office of Pre-Health Advising-Mock-Interviewer

2015 McNair Scholars Program- Presenter-Faculty Panel

2015 College of Graduate Studies-Faculty Judge-Graduate Research Forum

2014 Multicultural Academic & Support Services (MASS)-Academic Enrichment Presentation, 2014 MASS Student Success Conference

2014 Latin American Student Association-Hispanic Heritage Month Committee Member

2011 College of Undergraduate Studies-Search Committee-Vice Provost and Undergraduate Dean

2008-2010 Faculty Senate-Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee

Community Service 2014-2017 The William Averette Anderson Fund for Hazard and Disaster Mitigation Education and Research-Feeder Council Member Graduate Student Workshop Committee Member and Organizer (2017)

2015 Florida Education Fund- Discussant-Sociology and Anthropology Panels, McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program, 2015 Mid-Year Research & Writing Conference

2012-2014 Hispanic Health Initiatives, Inc.-Executive Board Member/Vice President (May-December 2014)

2008 “Puerto Ricans in Central Florida 1940s to 1980s: A History”, a project from UCF’s Digital Ethnography Lab with funding from the Florida Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities. Advisory Board Member

2006-2008 Central Florida Partnership on Health Disparities-Governing committee member

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Reviewer for Promotion Cases: 2017 Megan Reynolds, The University of Utah (sociology, mid-tenure review) 2017 Kimberly Huyser, University of New (sociology, associate) 2013 Irene Lopez, Kenyon College (psychology, associate) 2012 Ethel Nicdao, University of the Pacific (sociology, associate) 2011 Marta Maldonado, Iowa State University (sociology, associate)

References Available Upon Request

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